Combined curtain and shade bracket.



A. C. ROBINSON.

COMBINED CURTAIN AND SHADE BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 18. I916.

1,228,187; Patented May 29, 1917.

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COMBINED CURTAIN AND SHADE BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. I8, I916.

Patented May 29, 1917.

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Witnesses Attorneys :Rs ca. PHDID-LITNO., WASH/N specification.- This invention relates to combined curr' tain and shade brackets, one of its ob ects fee ALDEN C. ROBINSON, OF ABERDEEN, WASHINGTON.

I commune CURTAIN AND SHADE BRACKET.

Application filed December 18, 1916. Serial No. 137,624.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALDEN G. ROBINSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Aberdeen, in the county of Grays Harbor and State of Washington, have invented a new and useful Combined Curtain and Shade Bracket, of which the following is a being to provide a simple, durable and eiiicient device which can be applied readily to a window casing without requiring the use of screws, nails or the like or mutilating the casing to an objectionable extent.

A further object is to providea structure of this character which can be adjusted to supports of different sizes and which, when not in use, can be easily removed without leaving a noticeable scar.

Another object is to provide a bracket which can be easily adjusted by-the use of ordinary tools and without requiring the services of a skilled mechanic. 1

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that'changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, .withoutdeparting from the spiritof the invention. y

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form 0f the invention has been shown.

In said drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation of brackets embodying the present improvements, the curtain support carried thereby being broken away and that portion of-the casing or support between the two brackets'being removed.

Fig. 2 is a section-on line 2.2 Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an elevation of the outer side of one of the brackets, the curtain support being removed, 4 a

Fig. 4 is asectiononline H'Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a section on line 5-'5.Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 isa front elevation of a modified form of device. I,

Fig. 7 is a front elevation of another modification. 1

Referring to the figures by characters of Specification of Letters Patent. Patented May 29, 1917.

reference 1 and 2 designate upper and lower base strips each of which is provided with a longitudinal slot 8. These strips are bent along their longitudinal centers so as to be preferably V-shaped in cross sectional contour and both strips are lapped by the end portions of a coupling strip l which fits snugly upon and straddles the strips. and is adjustably attached to them by screws 5 or the like extending through the slots 3 and engaging nuts or the like back of the strips and within the angle portions thereof as shown at 6 in Fig. 4. The coupling strip 1 is preferably attached to the strips 1 and 2 at their inner ends or, in other words, at those ends thereof removed from the outer sides of the window casing or other support to which the brackets are attached. That end of the strip lremoved from thecoupling strip 4;

has an integral forwardly extending arm is provided a prong 16.

Arranged within the angle portion of the strip2 so as to lie back of the-said strip is another clamping strip 17 preferably V- shaped in cross section and which has a longitudinal slot 18 for the reception of a screw 19 which extends through the slot 3 in the strip 2. Screw 19 engages a nut 20 back of the strip 17 and, when tightened,

will hold the two strips2 and 17 against movement relative to each other. The outer or free end portion of strip 17 has a grip ping finger 21 at the free end of which is provided an inwardly extending tooth indi-' cated by dotted lines at 22 in Fig. 1 and which tooth is adapted to bite into the outer side of the window casingor other supporting structure. That. end of strip 2 nearest the coupling strip 4 is alsoformed with a gripping finger 23 similar to'the finger 21 and also formed with a tooth 24 adapted to bite into the adjacent surface of the window casing or other support. Straddling each of the strips 1 is the base 25 of a shade supporting bracket 26, said base being held in position on the strip 1 by a screw 27 engaging a nut 28 back of the strip 1.

It is to be understood that two of the structures herein described are to be provided, one being the direct opposite of the other so that they can be used upon opposite portions of a window casing or the like. In applying one of the structures to a window casing as shown in Fig. 1,the screws 11 and 19 are loosened and strips 2 and 17 are placedagainst the upper portion of the casing C and are then adjusted toward each other so that the teeth 22 and 24 will bite into opposed faces of the casing. Screw 19 is then tightened so that the parts will he held in position, after which the strip 10 is adjusted longitudinally to cause the prong-16 to bite into the adjacent side of the casing. Screw 11 is then tightened. The brackets 26 on the two structures are then adjusted relative to each other so that they will properly engage the trunnions at the ends of a shade roller. A curtain rod preferably made of telescoping tubes and a portion of which rod has been indicated at 29 is adjusted longitudinally and the ends of the rod which are flattened and extended parallel to each other are slipped onto the arm 7, as shown at in Figs. 1 and 4. "Within the upper portions of the flattened ends are provided openings 31 and the lugs 8 are adapted to be seated within these openings. See Fig. 5.

Another form of the device has been illustrated in Fig. 6. This form is especially useful where the upper edge of the window casing is projected inwardly from the wall and presents a surface which can be engaged by the attachment. In this form, two adjustably connected strips 82 are provided, the same corresponding with the strips 2 and 17 hereinbefore described and having toothed fingers 33 at their free ends for engaging the opposed upper and lower faces of the top of the window casing C. Extending from an intermediate portion of one of the strips 32 is a strip 34 having a longitudinal slot 35 in which is adj ustably mounted a clamping strip 36 corresponding with the strip 10. This clamping strip extends through a forwardly extending arm 37 similar to the arm 7. A shade supporting bracket 38 is adjustably mounted on the strip 84.

WVhere a double window casing is used and it is desired to support two window shades, a modified form of bracket such as shown in Fig. 7 can be employed. This bracket includes lapping longitudinally slotted strips 39 similar to the strips 2 and 17 and provided at their outer ends with toothed fingers 40 adapted to engage opposed faces of the intermediate portion C of the casing. These strips are adjustably connected as in the other structures de-' scribed; From the outer or free end portions of the strips 39 extend the coupling strips 41 the upper ends of which are adjustably secured by screws 42 or the like to a longitudinallyslotted strip 48, said screws extending through the slots 44 within the strip. Nlounted on an intermediate portion of the strip 48 is a base 45 from which extend parallel arms 46 similar to the arms 7 and 37. These arms are adapted to engage the inner end portions of two curtain supporting rods. Adjustably mounted on the strip 43 between the strips 41 and the arms 46 are bases 47 from which extend arms 48 for engagingthe trunnions at the ends of shade carrying rollers.

' Obviously the various structures 45 and 48 can be adjusted relative to each other and to the strip 43 so that the structure will thus be adapted to window casings of different sizes and to shade rollers and curtain rods of different lengths.

What is claimed is 2- 1. The combination with adjustably connected lapped strips, having toothed support engaging members extending from the outer ends of the strips, of a clamping strip adjustably connected to and extending at right angles from one of said lapping strips, a gripping finger extending from said clamping strip, and an outstanding curtain rod engaging member constituting a guide for the clamping strip.

2. The combination with adjustably connected strips having toothed gripping fingers extending therefrom, of a longitudinally slotted strip coupled to one of the first named strips, a curtain rod engaging arm outstanding therefrom and having an opening therein, a gripping finger adjustably connected to said slotted strip and projecting through and guided by the arm, and a shade roller supporting bracket adjustably mounted on said strip.

3. The combination with adjustably connected strips having toothed gripping fingers extending from the outer ends thereof, of a longitudinally slotted strip, a coupling strip adjustably connected to one of the first named strips and to saidlongitudinally j slotted strip, a gripping element adjustably connected to the longitudinally slotted strip,

a shade roller supporting bracket adjustably mounted on said strip, an arm outstanding from the strip and constituting a guide for the gripping element, and a curtain supporting rod having a slotted end detachably mounted on the arm, there being a stud upon the arm and an aperture in the rod 7 within which the stud is 'detachably seated.

4. The combination with lapping longitudinally slotted strips angular in cross sectional contour, means for securing said strips together, and toothed gripping fingers at the outer ends of the strips, of a longitudinally slotted strip parallel with the lapping strips, and angular in cross sectional contour, a coupling strip straddling one of the lapping strips and the longitudinally slotted strip and adjustably connected to them, an arm outstanding from the longitudinally-slotted strip and having an opening therein, a toothed gripping element extending through the opening in said arm and adjustably connected to the longitudinally slotted strip, and a shade roller supporting bracket adjustably mounted on said strip.

5. The combination with opposed brackets including gripping elements, and outstanding arms having upwardly projecting lugs thereon, of a curtain supporting rod having flattened ends extending at right angles therefrom and detachably mounted on the arms, eachof said ends having an opening in the upper portion thereof for the reception of the lugs;

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aifixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ALDEN C. ROBINSON. Witnesses: ARTHUR E. CRoss,

GRACE GHINN.

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Washington, D. G. 

